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Dana is a small village in southern LaSalle County, set on the prairie farmland far from the Illinois River corridor. Its flood exposure is generally modest and connected to local drainage rather than a major river. Where a parcel falls within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, an Elevation Certificate documents the building’s height against the Base Flood Elevation.
A FEMA Elevation Certificate documents your building’s elevation relative to the Base Flood Elevation on the FEMA flood map. Insurers use it to rate flood policies and communities use it to confirm floodplain compliance; it can also support a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) to remove a structure from a flood zone.
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Dana, home to about 162 residents in Groveland Township, occupies higher southern LaSalle County farmland rather than a riverbank, so its flood concerns focus on smaller drainageways. When a parcel is mapped into a Special Flood Hazard Area, a FEMA Elevation Certificate from a licensed Illinois surveyor records the lowest floor against the Base Flood Elevation, which insurers use for rating and the floodplain administrator uses for permit review. A certificate showing the structure above the Base Flood Elevation can also support a Letter of Map Amendment. Deeds for Dana parcels are recorded by the LaSalle County Recorder of Deeds in Ottawa. On level upland farmland, Dana rarely sees mapped flood zones beyond an occasional drainage swale.
Dana sits on prairie farmland in southern LaSalle County away from the Illinois River, so its flood exposure is generally limited to local drainage.
In Illinois the certificate must be signed by a licensed Professional Land Surveyor or another professional authorized to determine and certify elevations.
The measurements do not expire on their own, but a fresh certificate may be needed after a map revision, a building change, or an insurer request.
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